This article discusses 2 ideas for reforming abstraction of water from the natural environment in order to provide a balance between environmental protection and secure, sustainable access also future generations. matters light an increased risk scarcity drought due growth changing climate. The first these – sliding scale legal abstractions seeks match strength through licence how much is abstr...

Recent research suggests that insecure access to key resources is associated with negative mental health outcomes. Many of these studies focus on drought and famine in agricultural, pastoral, and foraging communities, and indicate that food insecurity mediates the link between water insecurity and emotional distress. The present study is the first to systematically examine intra-community patte...

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1359 I. SANDEL’S THEORY OF JUSTICE: A “THICK REPUBLICANISM” ........... 1361 II. COMMON OWNERSHIP: LIBERAL AUTONOMY OR SUBSTANTIVE VALUES?............................................................................................ 1363 III. A NEW APPROACH TO THE COMMONS: RESOURCES, VALUES,...